Nigerian consulate in New York suspends in-person services for one week

The Nigerian consulate in New York has announced the suspension of in-person processing of consular and immigration services for one week.

In a public notice on Tuesday, the consulate-general said the suspension will take effect from September 20 till September 27, 2021.

No reason was given for the suspension of in-person services during that period.

The consulate added that all appointments already made for passport biometric enrolment during the said suspension period would be rescheduled.

“Affected passport applicants will be notified of this development through the email address and telephone numbers indicated in their applications,” it stated.

The consulate-general requested affected applicants to choose alternative convenient dates between August 19 and September 17, or other dates from September 28, 2021.

“Applicants for other services (emergency travel certificate, police report, authentication, etc.) are kindly requested to avail themselves of the mail-in options as indicated on the consulate’s website www.nigeriahouse.com,” the notice reads.

“The Consulate regrets any inconvenience caused by this development.”

The development comes months after the consulate suspended operations over exposure of some of its officials to the coronavirus.

In a statement announcing the development at the time, the office was closed from February 18 till February 20, 2021 “due to the number of staff who are quarantined as a result of exposure to COVID-19 at work”.